Many players might change numbers.

susweel · 2012-01-24T09:41:03-08:00

If buying NFL jerseys before April, buyer beware Posted by Mike Florio on January 24, 2012, 7:23 AM EST Getty ImagesWe write this item not to create problems for our friends at the NFL. But our loyalty lies primarily to the millions (and, amazingly, there really are millions) who rely on us for information about the sport they love. If you love the NFL enough to plunk down some jack for a jersey, replica or official, you probably should wait three months. In April 2012, Nike takes over the apparel contract from Reebok. And on the day that the switch was announced in October 2010, Nike Brand president Charlie Denson told Darren Rovell of CNBC that significant adjustments are coming. "We plan on changing the NFL jersey dramatically just like we've done with the college programs, using new thinking and the greatest technology available," Denson said. "The NFL program hasn't had the same type of advancement in recent years. The looming change possibly explains why players like Vikings running back Adrian Peterson are contemplating a number change. Recently on his Twitter page, Peterson mused about shifting to No. 21 or No. 23. (Maybe Peterson knows something that cornerback Asher Allen, who currently wears No. 21, doesn't.) In past years, a player-initiated number change would have been met with a requirement that the player refund Reebok for the existing inventory of jerseys with the number he wants to abandon. With the new Nike jerseys coming soon, there's a chance that it will be open season for the shifting of numbers. Regardless of whether we'll see players changing numbers, the jerseys apparently will be changing. And it would make sense to refrain from breaking out your change purse until the new designs are unveiled.

Jan 24, 2012 at 9:48 AM

HessianDud
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i don't get it, why would players change their numbers?

if Nike makes NFL jerseys look like those horrible Oregon Ducks jerseys I will stop watching football.

Jan 24, 2012 at 9:49 AM

spizzy
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Originally posted by HessianDud:
i don't get it, why would players change their numbers?

if Nike makes NFL jerseys look like those horrible Oregon Ducks jerseys I will stop watching football.

Nike makes a lot more jerseys than just Oregon's.......

Jan 24, 2012 at 9:51 AM

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Originally posted by HessianDud:
i don't get it, why would players change their numbers?

if Nike makes NFL jerseys look like those horrible Oregon Ducks jerseys I will stop watching football.

They can change their numbers now without having to pay reebok for any unsold jerseys and i agree with you on the 2nd part of your post. Oregon jerseys

Jan 24, 2012 at 9:51 AM

HessianDud
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Originally posted by spizzy:

Originally posted by HessianDud:
i don't get it, why would players change their numbers?

if Nike makes NFL jerseys look like those horrible Oregon Ducks jerseys I will stop watching football.

Nike makes a lot more jerseys than just Oregon's.......

and?

Jan 24, 2012 at 9:52 AM

HessianDud
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Originally posted by valrod33:

Originally posted by HessianDud:
i don't get it, why would players change their numbers?

if Nike makes NFL jerseys look like those horrible Oregon Ducks jerseys I will stop watching football.
They can change their numbers now without having to pay reebok for any unsold jerseys and i agree with you on the 2nd part of your post. Oregon jerseys

oh, i guess that makes sense. guess my reading comprehension is fail.

Jan 24, 2012 at 10:03 AM

RaiderHater90
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I love O's uniforms.

Jan 24, 2012 at 10:07 AM

49erfeeeever808
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Originally posted by spizzy:

Originally posted by HessianDud:
i don't get it, why would players change their numbers?

if Nike makes NFL jerseys look like those horrible Oregon Ducks jerseys I will stop watching football.

Nike makes a lot more jerseys than just Oregon's.......

but that's the team that Nike goes the most over the top with.

Jan 24, 2012 at 10:19 AM

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Originally posted by HessianDud:
i don't get it, why would players change their numbers?

if Nike makes NFL jerseys look like those horrible Oregon Ducks jerseys I will stop watching football.

Liar

Jan 24, 2012 at 10:20 AM

susweel
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Originally posted by HessianDud:
i don't get it, why would players change their numbers?

if Nike makes NFL jerseys look like those horrible Oregon Ducks jerseys I will stop watching football.

Yes the master plan is working.

Jan 24, 2012 at 10:22 AM

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HessianDud
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Originally posted by chico49erfan:

Originally posted by HessianDud:
i don't get it, why would players change their numbers?

if Nike makes NFL jerseys look like those horrible Oregon Ducks jerseys I will stop watching football.

Liar

if it wasn't for fantasy football i wouldn't watch many other games besides Niner games. there's a lot I don't like about the NFL.

changing the jerseys "dramatically" isn't appealing to me.

Jan 24, 2012 at 10:27 AM

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Snider8706
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I can't wait to see the new era nfl hats.

Jan 24, 2012 at 10:33 AM

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blunt_probe
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Originally posted by Snider8706:
I can't wait to see the new era nfl hats.

This. I've been rockin' the same reebok cap from the 2003 season since no other good ones have come out since. The jerseys will have to be a wait and see, but New Era will definitely make some awesome caps.

Jan 24, 2012 at 11:15 AM

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lamontb
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I haven't brought a hat since reebok took over. they just make ugly apparel. Nike and New Era gonna get this right

Jan 24, 2012 at 11:28 AM

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H41L5ATAN
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What's the big deal? As long as we don't change to those s**tty replica Nike combat uni's everything will be fine. Just a logo change.

(i'll spare the w'zone from having to see those terrible fake uni's

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